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Countries that Changed their Name

Given the modern name of a country and the year it changed to it, give the name it was previously known by. This list doesn't include countries which asked that their countries name not be translated (e.g. Cote D'Ivoire). This also does not include countries that changed their names upon independence (e.g. British Honduras to Belize).
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Last updated: January 18, 2023
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Current Name
Year Changed
Answer
North Macedonia
2019
Macedonia
Eswatini
2018
Swaziland
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1997
Zaire
Samoa
1997
Western Samoa
Cambodia
1979
Kampuchea
Myanmar
1989
Burma
Burkina Faso
1984
Upper Volta
Zimbabwe
1980
Rhodesia
Benin
1975
Dahomey
Sri Lanka
1972
Ceylon
Oman
1970
Muscat and Oman
Tanzania
1964
Tanganyika and Zanzibar
Thailand
1949
Siam
Jordan
1946
Transjordan
Ethiopia
1941
Abyssinia
Iran
1935
Persia
Saudi Arabia
1932
Hejaz and Nejd
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2 Comments
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Level 38
May 3, 2023
Good quiz.
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Level 65
Apr 13, 2025
I agree.